Fairywand
Chamaelirium luteum
Fairywand sends up a slender, nodding white flower spike (showier on male plants) over a basal rosette in rich woods, a charming and distinctive native of moist, shaded slopes.
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV